2013–14 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

2013–14 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Conference America East Conference
2013–14 record 9–21 (5–11 America East)
Head coach Aki Thomas (2nd year)
Assistant coach John Zito
Assistant coach Jay Greene
Assistant coach Brian Johnson
Home arena Retriever Activities Center
2013–14 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 – 1   .938     22 – 11   .667
Stony Brook 13 – 3   .813     23 – 11   .676
Hartford 10 – 6   .625     17 – 16   .515
Albany † 9 – 7   .563     19 – 15   .559
UMass Lowell* 8 – 8   .500     10 – 18   .357
UMBC 5 – 11   .313     9 – 21   .300
Binghamton 4 – 12   .250     7 – 23   .233
Maine 4 – 12   .250     6 – 23   .207
New Hampshire 4 – 12   .250     6 – 24   .200
† 2014 America East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by second year head coach Aki Thomas, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–11 in American East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American East Tournament to Albany.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Aaron Morgan Guard 5–11 175 Sophomore Washington, Pennsylvania
1 Chase Plummer Forward 6–6 235 Senior Plainfield, New Jersey
2 Rodney Elliott Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland
3 Quentin Jones Guard 6–0 185 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
4 Ben Grace Guard 5–10 175 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland
5 Joey Getz Guard 6–0 180 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11 Charles Taylor, Jr. Guard 6–4 185 Freshman Silver Spring, Maryland
12 Will Darley Guard 6–8 190 Freshman Timonium, Maryland
13 Bryan Harris Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Oxon Hill, Maryland
21 Jamar Wertz Guard 6–4 195 Senior Suffolk, Virginia
23 Devarick Houston Forward 6–7 190 Junior Jonesboro, Georgia
24 David Kadiri Forward/Center 6–8 190 Freshman Beltsville, Maryland
33 Malik Garner Forward 6–6 225 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
35 Brett Roseboro Forward/Center 6–10 240 Senior Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013* at Arizona State L 61–96  0–1 Wells Fargo Arena (5,086)
11/11/2013* Eastern (PA) W 84–79 OT 1–1 Retriever Activities Center (N/A)
11/14/2013* at American L 61–63 OT 1–2 Bender Arena (1,178)
11/17/2013* Mount St. Mary's W 90–84 OT 2–2 Retriever Activities Center (1,056)
11/20/2013* Loyola (MD) L 83–89 OT 2–3 Retriever Activities Center (1,741)
11/23/2013* at Navy L 58–73  2–4 Alumni Hall (1,908)
11/26/2013* at Towson L 60–75  2–5 Tiger Arena (1,879)
12/02/2013* Maryland Eastern Shore W 64–59  3–5 Retriever Activities Center (1,246)
12/04/2013* at Duquesne L 88–94  3–6 A. J. Palumbo Center (1,861)
12/07/2013* at Lehigh L 68–70  3–7 Stabler Arena (817)
12/11/2013* at Coppin State L 71–91  3–8 Physical Education Complex (455)
12/21/2013* at George Washington L 61–74  3–9 Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,219)
12/30/2013* Navy W 63–48  4–9 Retriever Activities Center (1,672)
01/05/2014 at UMass Lowell L 54–59  4–10 (0–1) Costello Athletic Center (307)
01/08/2014 at Albany L 72–73 OT 4–11 (0–2) SEFCU Arena (2,145)
01/11/2014 Maine W 79–76  5–11 (1–2) Retriever Activities Center (1,048)
01/15/2014 at New Hampshire L 42–56  5–12 (1–3) Lundholm Gym (426)
01/18/2014 Vermont L 47–73  5–13 (1–4) Retriever Activities Center (1,145)
01/20/2014 Stony Brook L 62–81  5–14 (1–5) Retriever Activities Center (1,073)
01/25/2014 Hartford W 60–58  6–14 (2–5) Retriever Activities Center (1,387)
01/29/2014 at Binghamton W 73–61  7–14 (3–5) Binghamton University Events Center (2,356)
02/01/2014 at Maine L 80–83  7–15 (3–6) Cross Insurance Center (1,533)
02/05/2014 New Hampshire W 68–57  8–15 (4–6) Retriever Activities Center (1,134)
02/08/2014 UMass Lowell L 61–71  8–16 (4–7) Retriever Activities Center (1,016)
02/12/2014 Albany W 71–69  9–16 (5–7) Retriever Activities Center (1,161)
02/15/2014 at Vermont L 52–76  9–17 (5–8) Patrick Gym (2,531)
02/19/2014 at Stony Brook L 53–72  9–18 (5–9) Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630)
02/22/2014 Binghamton L 70–72  9–19 (5–10) Retriever Activities Center (1,681)
03/02/2014 at Hartford L 56–67  9–20 (5–11) Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,679)
2014 America East Tournament
03/08/2014 at Albany
(Quarterfinals)		 L 56–86  9–21 SEFCU Arena (2,631)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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